The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-14
TO THE MOUNTAINS.
WaySi.le Notes Of One Who Travelled
by Private Conveyance from Due
West 10 WaihalIa.

Editor Press and Banner:
On Tuesday, September 9th, in company
with my father. started on trip up the
country. We travelled by private convey
ance. We found the cotton crop in the vicin.
ity of Anderson very good. The Ecw road
law in Anderson county Is success, Judging
from the excellent condition in which we
found the roads. We spent an hour or so at
Anderson, where we had The pleasure of sha k
ing hands with II number OF friends. Night
found us Leyond tic Seneca in the west
crn portion of the county the guests OF
Mr. William B!Own!cc who was born and
reared in Due West. Mr.. Brownlee has Il
good farm On the Seneca.
On WeQn, sday we passed through Town
vile, beautiful little village. Near this
place We saw evidences Of the terrible de-
Struction done by the cyclone q few years
ago. The very largest trees were torn up by
the roots and dashed TO the ground. On the
down, and one child killed by the falling
timber. a man living near by told us that
he was working near the place where the
cyclone passed; that he heard the noise and
thought IT, was coming directly TO him, but
fortunately found himself mistaken. A good
many pits have been dug since that time.
The corn and cotton crop about Townrille IL
very fine indeed.
From wednesday night till Friday morn
ing we spent our time In Walhalla and its
vicinity. Quite number OF nice new houses
are being built there. The railroad Is being
extended up Into the central portion OF the
town. This will prove q great convenience
and will save travellers many Il halfdolar.
We found very few guests at the hotel and
not many strangers upon the streets. Here
we met Col. Thompson, II lawyer Of promi-
nencc DOW, who was once printer at Due
West; and we also had the pleasure Of meet
ing Col. Keith.
ly the residence of John G. Calhoun. 1t Is
occupied now by Col. Clemson, the son-in law
of Mr.. Calhoun. 1t is a pretty place. You
enter first q beautiful lawn In front of the
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proach the house ~ Il walk, lined on each
side by trees. We found Col. Clemson in his
study, with his morning gown and cap on,
reclining upon lounge and engaged in read
ing. He is very tall, and is quite an old gen.
tlelnan. He was at one time Minister to Bel.
GUM. lie received us very pleasantly and it
seemed to afford him pleasure to give US as
much information about the place as posi-.
son was used by Mr.. Calhoun as a dining
room. In it Is Il side board Which belonged
to Mr.. Calhoun. and was made from the yes
sci called the Constitution. On each end OF
1t is Il long horn, taken from a small animal
captured in the Mediterranean Sea, and pre-
scnted TO Mr., Calhoun by Decatur. The walls
of the room arc lined with pictures and splen-
did oil paintings, some of them by the old
masters. | remember one was the work of
Rembrandt and another was by Rubens. He
has fine portrait Of MIR. Calhoun, and q life
size picture of Mrs. Calhoun. Healso showed
us through the room once occupied by Mr..
namented by oil paintings. That of Mrs.
Clemson Is almost faultlcsS.
Colonel Clemson is fond of talking of Mr..
Calhoun and was one of his greatest admirers.
The hour spent there will be long remember
ed.
We spent Friday night in Anderson. 1t is
IL thrifty, cntcrprising town. Here we found
several Young men who went from Abberillc,
aud all of them are doing well. Customers
from Abbeville will find themselves pleas
autly waited On in the grocery room of Bleck.
~, Brown IL FretweIl by our young friend
James Pearson of Due West. Step across the
street and enter the store room over which Is
suspended the sign, "Brownlee 4 Brown"
and you will receive cordial greeting Mt the
hands of Mr.. Samuel Brownlec.
Among the prominent lawyers are James
Tribblc and George Prince, both Of whom
went from Abbeville. The genial School
Commissioner, John ClinkScales, comes OF
Abbeville stock, and we have some claims
upon the obliging County Treasurer: Henry
Frerson ;s he was educated ut Due West.
We reached Due West late Saturday after.
noon and had the pleasure of hearing m eX-
cellcnt sermon on the next day from Rev: j..
l.. Brownlcc, Of Birmingham, Ala. Thus
ends the chapter. NJ.